Seal.



vsimple construction,

l ,the seal and disclosing that it` has lll RICHARD T. IHOSVKING, 0F SAGINAW, MICHIGAN.

SEAL.

risanare.

Toki'ajll 'whom it may concern Be it'pknown that l, RICHARD T. HOSKING,

a ,citizen of the United States, residing at Sagiii-aw, in

State lor" Michigan, `have invented certain the countyof Saginaw and 'newand usefi'illmprovements in Seals; and

I do hereby declare the 4following to be al Y enact description of the in? -Yention such as will enable i'iill,` clear,` and y others ,skilled in theart to which it appertains to makeand use the same. l

This invention is a vseal and pertains more particularly to the type of seal commonly Lemployed for sealing cars, crates, shipping baskets rand for similar service.

The objects of the improvement are, 'rst, to proiride a seal that can` be readily'stamped roin a single strip of metal and that is eration.v

llfrfurtlier/object is tov vse construct the sealffthatthe sealcannotjbe opened after'itdestroying liasonce been formed, without been tampared with. i

lll/'ith these and certain other objects in View whichwill appear later in the specificatioininyinvention comprises the device described `and/claimed and the equivalents ln, the drawings, roken away in part, showing the iiat Astrip of nietal Vfrom which the seal is formed.

Fig.2 is a View showing the two ends of the pleted. i I

Fig. 'l-is a part sectional side View, taken ontlieline 4`-l of Fig. 3, the greatly enlarged for purpose of 'better-illus, tration. 4

seal strip engaged.

A s is clearly shown in the. drawings, the

evice 'consists orined 'lb interlock :forni the loop, as shown in F seal thee-nd 3, it is only necessary to p the end 3 through the slit 2, and to then fold the end 3 back upon itself, as shown in Figs. 3 and 4.

Ordinarily the strip 1 is made of sheet tin,or equivalent material, which will enable the end 3'to firmly retain its folded po- Specication of Letters Patent.

`such and reliable in op- Y ltA k Vor otherwise sharpening the extremity 4ig. 3 lis aside View showing :the seal coin#l parts being the two ends` ofthe strip toA Patented'dept. lid, llllll'..

Application led December 14, 1915.l Serial No. 66,698.'

cient width and length eing too narrow to permit the withdrawal of the end 3 after it has been :folded ack upon itself, in the manner shown.

The seal end may be easily folded between the thumb and may be folded nger, or it by means of .any suitable tool.

without cracking afterward unfolded it will break along the crease, thus destroying the seal.

o further obviate 4anyl possibilit the seal end 3 and forcibly through the slit sure .the locking a diagonal drawing it out 2, l preferably further inof the-seal-by folding it on line, as at K-X in Fig. 2. When o prevent the end 3 from becoming l through the slitv 2 when the slit is assembled, l prefer'to provide a suitable projectionia-the stripl. llie projecas are usually stamped on strip seals o this character; Such a projection or letter is shown at 6.

As a still further safeguard againts tani- ',110 of 'their per'ing and to insure the brea ing instal if the seal is straightened,` I mayalso' rav e i l 1,240,719

provide notches 7, i' in the two edges of the strip l anftflocated at the endsof the line offoldingis at .ltr-lil. lfhese notches 11i- -sui'e the breaking of the metal when the seal :end El is unfolded but do not impair the holding strength or the seal itself so long as it is not tampered with.

Ev the ineans above described l` have ro- ./F v 'i duced a simile inexensive "fet stron@ an s a .l c reliable seal. that may he .readiljT attache to a car or other structure, that does not depend upon the automatic catching of a spring or lilie member, out has its sea slit.

forined hy ziianually handing the end of the strip after the end has been passed through the slit 3, and since the sealing' nien'iber is always' wisililo, the etlect of any tampering is at once discernable.

Having thus described my invention, what Q. A seal comprising a single strip .lof metal having a narroi elongated slit formed near one end, the strip being bent-.to form i a loopl and the opposite end of said metal strip inserted in the slit and projecting .through said strip, a curved slit formed in said s trip, a tongue included 'Within said curved slit, theprojecting end of said strip across said strip to forni a laterali),f projecting'stop of greater thickness ti-.an the Width of" the slit, to prevent .Withdrawal of said near one enc 'loop and the opposite end of said strip in-v r double end through said slit.

A seal comprising a single strip of metal having a narrow elongated slit formed the strip bent to form a serted'in said slit and projecting'through the strip, a slity formed insaid strip, to in- :lude a tongue, the projecting .end of said strip folded back upon itself at the sides of the' tongue to forni a stop of greater tliiclrness than the Width of theslit, to prevent v Withdrawal-of the folded end and .tongue through said slit. y

4. A seal comprising a singleV elongated strip of metal having a narrow elongated slit formed near one end, the strip' being bent to form a loop and the opposite end of said metal strip inserted insaid slit and-projecting through said 's trip, a slit formed in I said strip, a tongue included within said slit, the projecting end of said strip haelt upon itself to form a stop of greater Y thickness than .the .Widthof the slit, to nre- Vent withdrawal of the folded end and tongue through said elongated slit.

5. A seal comprising a inetal strip having a narrow elongated slitA formed near one end, the opposite 'end'of said strip inserted in said .slit and projectingI through vsaid strip, a curved slit forined in said strip, a ton ue, diagonallj7 disposed notches formedl in tie opposite edges of said' strip, 'the Vprojecting end ofr said strip folded 'back upon itself along the line of' said notches to forina stop to prevent Withdrawal of thefolded end and tongue through said elongated slit.

6. A seal comprising a metal-strip having a narrow slit formed near one end, the oppo- -site end of. said strip inserted in said slit and projecting through said strip, -a curved slit formed in said strip, a tongue, diagonally disposed notelies formed in the opposite edges of said of said strip folded back upon itself along the line of said-notches, and raised proL for the purposes -set forth.

In testimony whereof l affix my signature *'in presence of two Witnesses.. RICHARD T. no'sirnve. l/Vitnesses: I i 'A NnLLm M. ANGUs, Roy

foldedstrip, the projecting lend doubled upon itself along a diagonal line. jections form/ed in the body of said strip, 

